The Korean rapper known as Psy (born Park Jae-Sang) created a tidal wave of hype this past week as his song “Gangnam Style” absolutely squashed a multitude of records.

Psy was born in South Korea on December 31, 1977, which inspired “Gangnam Style.” “Gangnam Style” is a term used in Korean that refers to someone who lives in the Gangnam district of Seoul; it’s roughly the equivalent of “swag” in American culture. According to Korean analysts, Gangnam is known for its lavish lifestyles and obsession with coffee at the expense of all else.

The song itself is a perfect example of Korean pop, or K-pop. Although K-pop has been around for a while, “Gangnam Style” is the genre’s first real journey into American culture. And what a journey it’s been.

Cover art of "Gangnam Style." Courtesy of Schoolboy Records.

The video for the song is certifiably crazy, and has been the song’s biggest claim to fame. It opens with the hook “Oppa Gangnam Style,” which is the title of the song, with the word “oppa” meaning “big brother” in Korean. Psy demonstrates his crazy dancing moves that can only be described as looking like riding a horse in space. As Psy dances his way through various locales, he imbues the entire video with a refreshing sense of humor missing in most music videos. On top of that, his moves are simple and relatively easy to do, but hard to master, making it fairly addicting.

Those records I referenced earlier? Yeah, they’re pretty big ones. Since being released on July 15, “Gangnam Style” has jumped to the top of the iTunes chart (something no Korean artist has ever done), “Gangnam Style” is the most searched-for term in the world on Google, and the music video has gathered over 255 million views on Youtube alone, as well as garnering the Guinness World Record of Most Liked Video on Youtube with over 2.5 million likes.

Psy himself has appeared on Ellen to teach Ellen Degeneres and Britney Spears his signature moves, the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, The Today Show, Saturday Night Live, and in front of 43,000 baseball fans at Dodger Stadium.

While Psy’s popularity continues to skyrocket, only time will tell if “Gangnam Style” is merely a fad or the start of something bigger. Either way, there’s no denying the impact it’s made on culture, not only in Korea, but around the world.

Following tonight's (June 6th) Nintendo 3DS conference, a lot of fans are left feeling burnt. Including this fan. Nintendo announced absolutely nothing new for the 3DS at this E3. Let that sink in.

Nintendo has effectively put a boulder in front of the raging train that was the 3DS. They dropped the ball for their fans, and gave their detractors another point to laugh at. The Wii U-focused main conference bombed, and everyone expected them to at least partially atone for it with tonight's 3DS conference. But they didn't. Not even close.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 will probably be good and sell a lot, but there's not a single person I know who has said "heck yeah! Another New Super Mario Bros.!" And granted, it's good to see Luigi's Mansion getting a sequel, as with Paper Mario. But the main thing fans expected Nintendo to announce tonight were games we didn't already see yesterday. The only thing Nintendo announced tonight was an hour of wasted time.

Now here's the kicker: Animal Crossing 3DS wasn't mentioned at all this year. In the context of this year's E3, it doesn't even exist. The same thing happened to Xenoblade- E3 one year, then we had to beg to get it. Is that the path Nintendo is taking with AC? Hopefully not, yet there was no trailer, no screens- not a peep. Following the conference, Nintendo made a post on Facebook asking what fans' favorite software was. At least 3/4 of the comments are asking about Animal Crossing. Nintendo is missing out on a virtual money buffet by not releasing any info about AC3D. There's absolutely no reason they couldn't have at least mentioned it, yet they continue to tease fans by putting Animal Crossing in Nintendo Land.

Animal Crossing Sweet Day, as seen in Nintendo Land

Does Nintendo think kids don't know how to use the internet, and that they can't find out that the game is nearly out in Japan? Do they think people will just forget about Animal Crossing? No. Nintendo's obviously snubbed AC, yet whether they did it intentionally or not is up for debate. One thing is for sure: judging by the absolute explosion of Animal Crossing comments on Nintendo's Facebook, Twitter and Ustream accounts, along with the fact that "No Animal Crossing" is trending on Twitter, the fans want Animal Crossing 3DS. It's your move, Nintendo.